Improvement in magazine fire-arms



J. DAVIS. MAGAZINE FIREARM. No. 112,127.

' Patented Feb. 28, 1871.

continuing to slide in contact with said stud, presses down the rearhook of lever '11 sufiieiently to separate the cartridge intended to beinserted into the presented chamber from those pressmg it (thecartridge) in the rear. The end of the arm a at the same time, presseshome the cartridge so separated into the presented chamber of thecylinderl i- The hammer has the capacity ofbeing over-cocked or pressedback a little beyond the point where it is caught by the trigger. Thiscapacity is due to the contact of the hammer with the spring 71, whichyields sufliciently for the purpose.

In cooking the hammer,-the slide a" is, by the action of the coggedsegment 0' and cog-wheel 6', advanced quited up. to the cylinder b, andby continuing to press back the hammer or over-cocking it, as abovementioned, the hook at the forward end of the slide a is caused to enterthe groove (1, and come in contact with the cylinder 1).

The empty cartridge-cases are, simultaneously with the advance of slidea, brought by the rotation of cylinder 1), so that the hook at theforward end of said slide a occupies a position ahead of the cartridgeflange. As soon as the hammer is released from the pressure necessary tooverceek it, as described, it re- 1. The curved tribe '5, follower m,fi'ietioirpnlleys 0 and p, chain or string a, hollow pulley q and itsinelosed spring, in combination with the hooked lever o, and lever a',with its curved arm a, in the manner and for the purposes substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination of the hooked slide a, cogwheel 11, and eoggedsegment 0', with the hammer a and spring h, for drawing out the emptycartridge eases, substantially as set forth.

a JOSHUA DAVIS.

Witnesses:

GEORGE E. BUCKLEY, WM. R. WRIGHT.

motion of the slide a,

